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The pancreas is a digestive organ in the abdomen that lies just below the stomach. Its primary job is to produce enzymes required for the digestion and absorption of food. Enzymes secreted include lipases that digest fat, proteases which digest proteins, and amylases which digest starch molecules.

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Explain how bile produces by the liver and enzymes produced in the pancreas function in the small intestine?

The bile produced in the liver eats the fats in the food and the enzymes produced in the pancreas breaks down the fats before the the bile eats it because the enzymes break down the fats in to smaller particlesIt helps neutralize the stomach acid so it wont burn it.as part of the digestive system, the pancreas produces enzymes that flow into the small intestine and help break down starches, proteins, and fats.


Which of these enzymes is not produced by the pancreas?

Pepsin


Enzymes that digest carbs are produced by what organs?

stomach pancreas gall bladder


What is digested in the pancreas?

Food is not digested in the pancreas. In fact, food doesn't pass through the pancreas at all. The pancreas secretes digestive enzymes to the small intestine (duodenum).


The enzymes which enter the digestive tract through the duodenum are produced in the what?

pancreas


Where is enzymes produce?

Protease is a protein-degrading enzyme produced in the pancreas.


What structures empty enzymes produced in the pancreas into the duodenum?

Ampulla of Vater


Which organ produces emzymes forthe small intestines?

The pancreas produces enzymes for the small intestine. These enzymes represent part of the exocrine function of the pancreas.


Where are most digestive enzymes produced?

Most digestive enzymes are produced in the stomach. You will find that with the complex ducts throughout the human body these enzymes can travel to other areas of the digestive system. These areas include the salivary glands, the stomach, the pancreas, and the intestines.


Where is chyme mixed with bile and other enzymes produced by the liver and the pancreas?

duodenum


What do enzymes metabolize?

heyy so i was doin my Biology work n ..... any way ! metabolic enzymes help all of the organs function properly! they are produced in the pancreas ( i think ) ! they also help the removal of toxins within the body!


What best describes the exocrine function of the pancreas?

The exocrine function of the pancreas involves producing digestive enzymes and bicarbonate that are released into the small intestine to help break down food. These enzymes help to digest carbohydrates, proteins, and fats in the food we eat.